Improvement in culinary vessels



R. M. HERMANCE.

I Culinary Vessel. H No. 110,039. Patented Dec, 13. 1870.

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IMPROVEMENT IN CULINARY VBSSELS.

Specification forming part ofLetters Patent No, 110,039, dated December13, 1870; antedatcd December 1, 1870.

To all whom it'may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD M. HER- MANCE,ofTroy, in the county ofRensselaer and in the State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Culinary Kettle andSteamer; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a partof this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a culinary kettle and steamer, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring periphery provided with adownward-extending flange or rim, G.

The articles to be steamed are placed on the perforated plate E, thesteam from the water below passing up through the perforations in saidplate, and, after steaming the articles, passing down through the tube0, carrying with it all odors from the articles which would otherwiseescape into the room.

The bottom or plate E may be placed with the rim G, extending upward,and, if so desired, the plate E may be without holes and theperforations in the rim.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I. claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The tube D, with perforated plate E and rim G, substantially as andfor the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the kettle A with its central tube 0, loose tubeD, plateE, and rim Gr, all substantially as and for the purposes hereinset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of April, 1870.

RIO HA RD M. HERMANOE.

